‘At present, there is still considerable uncertainty about fuel oil with a 0.50% sulphur content,’ says Captain Xu.
Fuels tested had values ranging between 79 to 110 mg/kg, above the 60 mg/kg limit under ISO 8217:2017.
The 4,600 dwt tanker is built in 2010 and has a mixed fuel oil and gasoil capacity of 4,300 cubic metres.
The 13,000 TEU capacity OOCL boxship docked on 22 May, and completed scrubber installation on 9 July.
The port authorities intend to use sulphur analyser for IMO 2020 enforcement, says Hitachi spokesman.
Delivered premiums in Singapore or China not expected to fall back to more typical levels anytime soon.
To date, a total 1.9 million mt of marine fuel has been sold at Zhoushan port since January this year, show data.
Several developments were undertaken by CPCA-MFC to improve bonded bunkering business, states Deputy General Manager of domestic fuel oil trading at Chimbusco.
The MS-SOx scrubber system is installed on a vessel’s existing funnel deck alongside the existing funnel.
The partnership will create a ‘one-stop-shopping’ service for exhaust gas cleaning systems in the region.
